Shungnak Airport (PAGH), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Shungnak Airport (PAGH) is an unattended public-use field in northwest Alaska, served by a single gravel runway. Traffic is light and business aviation activity in 2025 was concentrated in a few months of the year, according to FAA TFMSC data.
Runways
Shungnak Airport has one unpaved runway, 10/28, 4,001 ft long and 60 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Shungnak Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Nome (PAOM), 249 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Shungnak Airport recorded 286 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in August. Business aviation traffic at PAGH is concentrated mainly in the summer months, with August showing the highest activity in the 2025 FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month August, 47 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Operating constraints
Shungnak Airport has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
PAPI activated on runway 10; MIRL for runway 10/28 operates on CTAF.
Runway marked with lights and plastic markers.
Runway condition is unmonitored; a visual inspection before landing is recommended.
Uphill slope before the apron entry.
Water ponding on the surface during rain.
A weather camera is available online at https://weathercams.faa.gov.
This is a cold temperature airport; altitude correction is required at or below -32C.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Skystar at PAGH
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at PAGH.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is fuel available at PAGH?
No fuel data is confirmed for Shungnak Airport (PAGH) in current records. Operators should plan fuel loads assuming no onsite supply and confirm requirements before dispatch to this gravel-strip field.
What is the runway surface at Shungnak Airport?
Shungnak Airport (PAGH) has a single gravel runway, 10/28, measuring 4,001 by 60 feet. The runway is unpaved, and water ponding during rain has been reported on the surface.
Where is the nearest customs facility to PAGH?
The nearest customs airport to Shungnak (PAGH) is PAOM, located about 249 nautical miles away. Shungnak Airport itself has no onsite customs processing, so operators requiring clearance must route through PAOM.